Register for the ACCG Water Tour

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ACCG is pleased to announce an upcoming water tour for county officials in March 2016! Like other mobile classrooms offered by ACCG, this tour provides a great opportunity to learn from expert county and state officials about the many ways we are conserving one of our state’s most valuable natural resources while getting a firsthand look at state-of-the-art facilities and technologies used in water management.

Click here to view the flyer, detailing the highlights of the water tour. Participants on the tour will receive six hours of continuing education credit. The fee is $50 per person and covers the bus transportation and all meals. Participants must also pay for their hotel accommodations, and ACCG has secured a block of rooms with discounted room rates for the tour.

Space is limited, as we only have one bus for the tour. If you would like to participate, ask your county clerk to register you today! For more information, contact ACCG's Brent Williams at 404.522.5022 ext. 180 or via email at bwilliams@accg.org.

2016 Water Tour of Water Conservation Methods in South Georgia – March 30 & 31

Participants on the water tour of South Georgia will be picked up by bus in McDonough (Henry County) and travel to the Go Fish Georgia Center in Perry (Houston County) where you will hear from DNR wildlife experts about the importance of protecting our aquatic habitats. From there, the group will travel to the Hampton Inn in Moultrie (Colquitt County). Dinner will be provided at Ashburn Hill Plantation. Thursday, participants will have breakfast at the Hampton Inn andtravel to the Sun Belt Ag Expo Center where they will see demonstrations and hear from experts in the areas of agricultural water use and conservation measures. After lunch at the Expo Center, the bus will return the attendees to Henry County. Please see the attachment for the detailed agenda and more information on the sites you will visit and the experts involved. To see the full agenda with details on each stop of the tour, click here.

Clerks: To register participants from your county and make hotel reservations (discounted block of rooms available until March 15), click here.